Psalms 73:22
But I was indeed foolish, and I knew it not: I was as a [thoughtless] beast with thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
In Context
21For it fermented in my heart, and in my reins I felt sharp thrusts;
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast seized hold of me by my right hand.
Cross References
Job 18:3For what cause are we counted as beasts, reputed stupid your eyes?
Psalms 49:10(49:11) For he must see that wise men die, that together the fool and the brutish person perish and leave to others their wealth.
Psalms 92:6(92:7) A brutish man knoweth it not, and a fool cannot understand this.
Proverbs 30:2“Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a common man.
Isaiah 1:3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:22-28
Devout Confidence. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far… Read the whole commentary →